>> PINK IS PRETTY PRESENT DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
>> ONE OF THE MOST COMMON KINDS
OF CANCER IN WOMEN AND IF FOUND
EARLIER CAN BE TREATABLE.
>> THAT IS WHY EARLY DETECTION
IS SO CRITICAL WHEN IT COMES TO
GETTING HEALTH RESULTS IN THE
FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER.
JOINING US TODAY TO TALK ABOUT
SCREENING OPTIONS AVAILABLE
RIGHT NOW, THE COORDINATOR FOR
THE BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER
EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM FOR THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
ORANGE COUNTY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME,
LADIES.
>> WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT
MAMMOGRAMS AND THERE ARE SO
MANY MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT WHO
SHOULD BE GETTING THEM AND WHEN
YOU SHOULD GET THEM AND THE
ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY
OF IT ALL.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT IS
AVAILABLE?
>> THIS IS WHY I’M HERE.
TO PROMOTE MY BREAST EARLY
DETECTION PROGRAM AND WE
SERVICE WOMEN PROVIDING FREE
AND REDUCED COST FOR BREAST AND
CERVICAL CANCER SCREENINGS TO
THOSE WOMEN WHO WERE LOW-INCOME
AND UNINSURED.
>> I KNOW THERE’S BEEN SOME
CONFUSION.
SOME PEOPLE SAY YOU SHOULD GET
A MAMMOGRAM AT 40, 45 AND SOME
PEOPLE SAY 50.
BUT SO MANY WOMEN ARE DIAGNOSED
EARLY IN LIFE WITH BREAST
CANCER.
SO WHAT ARE THE CURRENT
RECOMMENDATIONS.
GIVE US A LITTLE BREAKDOWN OF
THAT.
>> OKAY SO DUE TO THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE FOLLOW
AND GUIDELINES WE FOLLOW TO OUR
PROGRAM WE LIKE TO ENCOURAGE
WOMEN TO BEGIN SCREENING
STARTING AT THE AGE OF 50 IN
DOING SO AN ANNUAL BASIS.
DUE TO FAMILY HISTORY AND OTHER
FACTORS THERE MAY BE A REASON
AS TO WHY WOMEN MAY BE
ENCOURAGED TO BE SCREENED
EARLIER.
HOWEVER WE LIKE TO ENCOURAGE
THEM TO GO BACK TO THEIR
PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER AND ALSO
HAVE THOSE ONGOING
CONVERSATIONS TO DO ANNUAL AND
APPROPRIATE BREAST CANCER
SCREENINGS.
>> YES IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS
WITH YOUR DOCTOR ARE SO
IMPORTANT ALL OF THIS.
>> VERY MUCH SO.
>> EVERY YEAR WE TRY TO TELL
PEOPLE ABOUT THE DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER FREE
SERVICES LIKE YOUR
ORGANIZATION.
SEE YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO SOMEBODY
WHO’S NEVER HAD A MAMMOGRAM
BEFORE OR MAYBE JUST REALLY
DOES NOT THINK THAT THEY NEED
THIS TESTING.
WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT AND IT’S
JUST GREAT THAT IT IS FREE IN
THIS CASE.
>> YES, THE BEAUTY OF THIS
PROGRAM IS WE LIKE TO ENCOURAGE
ALL WOMEN TO GET SCREENED
DESPITE IF THEY HAVE A FAMILY
HISTORY OR NOT WE LIKE TO
ENCOURAGE EVERY WOMAN TO GET
SCREENED BECAUSE EARLY
DETECTION IS THE BEST
PROTECTION FOR BREAST CANCER.
>> AND WHAT ABOUT THE
MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS
GOING TO HAPPEN IN THAT EXAM
BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE ARE SCARED.
>> THAT IS ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL
FACTOR OF THIS PROGRAM AS WE
ASSESS US WALKING TO THE
PROCESS WITH THEM AND
ENCOURAGING THEM TO GET A
MAMMOGRAM AND FOLLOWING UP WITH
THEM AFTER THE PROCESS AND
PRETTY MUCH BEING AN ONGOING
RESOURCE FOR EVERY CLIENT THAT
WE SERVE.
>> I THINK SO MANY PEOPLE ARE
SCARED OF THE ACTUAL PROCESS.
IT DOES NOT TAKE LONG TO APPEAL
THINK IT WILL TAKE LONG BUT IT
DOES NOT HURT AND IT’S NOT A
BIG DEAL.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO SOMEONE
WHO SCARED THE ACTUAL PROCESS
OF WALKING IN THERE AND HAVING
IT DONE.
>> IT’S A SPLIT SECOND.
SOMETHING YOU GO IN AND OUT
LESS THAN 30 MINUTES.
IT IS PRETTY EFFICIENT AND YOU
WILL HAVE IMMEDIATE RESULTS.
SO NOTHING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT.
IT IS PRETTY MUCH A ROUTINE
SCREENING SO BE ENCOURAGED TO
GO AND CONTINUE GET THE
SCREENINGS COMPLETED.
>> YOU’RE LOOKING AT SOME
GUIDELINES THERE ON THE SCREEN
OF WHAT YOUR PROGRAM OFFERS SO
YOU HAVE TO BE A FLORIDA
RESIDENT.
AND IF YOU DO HAVE A FAMILY
HISTORY YOU CAN GET THAT
SCREENING 40 TO 49 YEARS OLD
BASED UPON YOUR DOCTOR’S
RECOMMENDATIONS.
BUT WE WERE TALKING EARLIER SO
MANY PEOPLE THINK I DO NOT GET
TO GET SCREENED BECAUSE I DO
NOT HAVE FAMILY HISTORY.
FAMILY HISTORY IS A VERY SMALL
PERCENTAGE OF BREAST CANCER
CASES.
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT
FOR US.
>> IT HAS BEEN KNOWN THAT
BREAST CANCER, 90 PERCENT OF
WOMEN BEEN DIAGNOSED DO NOT
HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY SO WE
LIKE TO ENCOURAGE AGAIN ALL
WOMEN TO GET SCREENED DESPITE
FAMILY HISTORY AND CONTINUE TO
AND MANNER ALSO A COMPONENT IN
THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST
CANCER.
NUTTY MEN ARE TELLING THEIR
STORIES OF HOW THEY DISCOVERED
THEY BREAST CANCER RECENTLY,
BEYONCC KNOWLES FATHER IS
TALKING ABOUT HAVING A SECOND
MASTECTOMY DONE.
SO WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT
MEN BEING AWARE OF THE DISEASE
AS WELL.
>> ME ENCOURAGEMENT TO GET
SCREENED AS WELL.
IN THIS SCENARIO WE HAVE
CLIENTS OF WOMEN WHO HAVE A
FATHER THAT’S BEEN DIAGNOSED
WITH BREAST CANCER WE STRONGLY
URGE THEM TO GET SCREENING,
EVEN IF IT’S THE SAME AGE
FATHER GOD SCREENED AND EVEN
FOR THE YEARS BEFORE.
WE CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE ALL
WOMEN TO GET SCREENED BECAUSE
BREAST CANCER CAN HAPPEN AT ANY
AGE AT ANY TIME.
>> A QUICK QUESTION.
IS THIS ONE ALL YEAR ADJUST
DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE GET
IT WHILE THEY CAN PUT GREAT
QUESTION IN THIS PROGRAM DOES
RUN ALL YEAR LONG NOT JUST FOR
THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IT’S A
YEAR-ROUND FUNDED PROGRAM SO WE
WILL BE SURE TO SERVICE YOU NOT
ONLY FOR OCTOBER BUT FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.
>> HOW CAN PEOPLE WHO ARE
INTERESTED GET IN TOUCH WITH
YOU?
>> WOMEN WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
THE PROGRAM CAN REACH US AT
THANK YOU.